Rohit Chopra

CFPB Head Doesn’t Want to Be ‘Cheerleader’ for Bank Mergers
CFPB Head Doesn’t Want to Be ‘Cheerleader’ for Bank Mergers
July 20, 2023  |  Regulation

America’s consumer watchdog says bank mergers are set to become much tougher to pull off.  In an interview with Reuters Thursday (July 20), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit...

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CFPB and European Commission Open Dialogue About Digitization of Finance
CFPB and European Commission Open Dialogue About Digitization of Finance
July 17, 2023  |  CFPB

As financial services become more digital, consumer advocates on both sides of the Atlantic are taking notice. To that end, Didier Reynders, commissioner for justice...

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CFPB’s Rule-Making Agenda Hints Summer May Get Heated for Big Tech 
CFPB’s Rule-Making Agenda Hints Summer May Get Heated for Big Tech 
July 04, 2023  |  CFPB

The grills are hot.  The July Fourth fireworks are primed to sizzle in the night sky. For Big Tech, a long hot summer may give...

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CFPB’s Chopra Warns of Consumer Credit Delinquency as Total Household Debt Hits $17 Trillion
CFPB’s Chopra Warns of Consumer Credit Delinquency as Total Household Debt Hits $17 Trillion
June 14, 2023  |  CFPB

At the latest hearing focused on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, things got heated even before Director Rohit Chopra uttered a word. At the Wednesday...

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CFPB Warns Against ‘Poorly Deployed’ Banking Chatbots
CFPB Warns Against ‘Poorly Deployed’ Banking Chatbots
June 06, 2023  |  CFPB

America’s consumer protection watchdog says it’s monitoring the banking sector’s use of AI-powered chatbots. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Tuesday (June 6) that...

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CFPB Fines Installment Lender OneMain $20 Million for Upsell and Refund Practices
CFPB Fines Installment Lender OneMain $20 Million for Upsell and Refund Practices
May 31, 2023  |  Loans

OneMain Financial, a nonbank personal loan installment lender, has been slapped with $20 million in redress and penalties by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...

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CFPB Begins to ‘Muscle Up’ AI Regulations
CFPB Begins to ‘Muscle Up’ AI Regulations
May 28, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

America’s consumer watchdog is among the many organizations beefing up its artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday (May 26),...

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CFPB Head Says Large Banks Should Pay for Insuring ‘Uninsured’ Depositors
CFPB Head Says Large Banks Should Pay for Insuring ‘Uninsured’ Depositors
May 11, 2023  |  Banking

The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says big banks should pay for insuring “uninsured” depositors. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, who is a member of the Federal...

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CFPB’s Chopra Eyes Big Tech’s Payments Efforts and Stablecoin Risks for Review
CFPB’s Chopra Eyes Big Tech’s Payments Efforts and Stablecoin Risks for Review
April 04, 2023  |  CFPB

The words “systemic” and “risk” have been on everyone’s lips in the past few weeks. And for Big Tech, at least, the regulatory gaze will...

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